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Khurts Bat v Investigating Judge of the German Federal Court (Interested Parties: Government of Mongolia, Secretary of State for the Home Department)

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Khurts Bat v Investigating Judge of the German Federal Court (Interested Parties: Government of Mongolia, Secretary of State for the Home Department)
   
Issue: Whether B, a Mongolian official, was entitled to immunity from prosecution by virtue of diplomatic status or official capacity; whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had abused the court’s process by facilitating his visit to London knowing he would be arrested on a German EAW.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3672/2011, CO/1655/2011
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWHC 2029 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Moses LJ, Foskett J
   
Date: 29 September 2011